Major livestock types — Stocks in Europe
Europe: Major livestock types — Stocks was 168.45 million LSU in 2023. ▼ Falling
Major livestock types — Stocks in Europe, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in LSU.
Analysis
The most recent figure for major livestock types — stocks in Europe is 168.45 million LSU, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 63 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, major livestock types — stocks in Europe peaked at 304.54 million LSU in 1986 and was at its lowest, 168.45 million LSU, in 2023.
That places Europe 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Major livestock types — Stocks in Europe, year by year
| Year | LSU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 240.35 million LSU | — |
| 1962 | 248.59 million LSU | +3.4% |
| 1963 | 249.08 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 239.99 million LSU | -3.7% |
| 1965 | 244.81 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1966 | 251.70 million LSU | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 257.29 million LSU | +2.2% |
| 1968 | 258.23 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 1969 | 256.63 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 1970 | 257.84 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1971 | 265.98 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 1972 | 270.71 million LSU | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 276.31 million LSU | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 284.39 million LSU | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 287.51 million LSU | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 283.17 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 1977 | 284.63 million LSU | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 290.46 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 294.25 million LSU | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 296.39 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 295.45 million LSU | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 297.96 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 297.48 million LSU | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 303.55 million LSU | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 304.12 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 304.54 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 303.43 million LSU | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 300.44 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 300.52 million LSU | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 299.01 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 1991 | 292.33 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 259.49 million LSU | -11.2% |
| 1993 | 249.54 million LSU | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 241.17 million LSU | -3.4% |
| 1995 | 231.25 million LSU | -4.1% |
| 1996 | 225.21 million LSU | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 217.32 million LSU | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 210.72 million LSU | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 207.78 million LSU | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 204.63 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 198.08 million LSU | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 198.41 million LSU | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 196.73 million LSU | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 192.48 million LSU | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 189.62 million LSU | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 188.50 million LSU | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 189.89 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 187.72 million LSU | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 186.03 million LSU | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 186.56 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 183.55 million LSU | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 182.69 million LSU | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 183.96 million LSU | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 184.78 million LSU | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 186.18 million LSU | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 186.65 million LSU | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 186.84 million LSU | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 177.84 million LSU | -4.8% |
| 2019 | 176.14 million LSU | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 181.74 million LSU | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 172.29 million LSU | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 169.03 million LSU | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 168.45 million LSU | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 249.63 million LSU | 239.99 million LSU | 258.23 million LSU | 9 |
| 1970s | 279.53 million LSU | 257.84 million LSU | 294.25 million LSU | 10 |
| 1980s | 300.39 million LSU | 295.45 million LSU | 304.54 million LSU | 10 |
| 1990s | 243.38 million LSU | 207.78 million LSU | 299.01 million LSU | 10 |
| 2000s | 193.21 million LSU | 186.03 million LSU | 204.63 million LSU | 10 |
| 2010s | 183.52 million LSU | 176.14 million LSU | 186.84 million LSU | 10 |
| 2020s | 172.88 million LSU | 168.45 million LSU | 181.74 million LSU | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 9 Ethiopia 51.17 million LSU compare
- 10 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 12.47 million LSU compare
- 10 Australia and New Zealand 47.76 million LSU compare
- 11 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4.25 million LSU compare
- 11 Mexico 45.33 million LSU compare
- 12 Argentina 43.94 million LSU compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 2.88 million LSU compare
- 13 Chad 38.33 million LSU compare
- 13 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.81 million LSU compare
- 14 Australia 36.40 million LSU compare
- 14 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 1.48 million LSU compare
- 15 Sudan (former) 33.38 million LSU compare
- 15 Melanesia 906,424 LSU compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is major livestock types — stocks in Europe?
- Major livestock types — stocks in Europe was 168.45 million LSU in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 304.54 million LSU in 1986.
- What is the lowest major livestock types — stocks recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 168.45 million LSU in 2023.
- How does Europe rank for major livestock types — stocks?
- Europe ranks 12th out of 31 groups with data for 2023.
- Is major livestock types — stocks rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Major livestock types — Stocks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Patterns domain of FAOSTAT contains data on livestock numbers, shares of major livestock species and densities of livestock units in the agricultural land area. Values are calculated using Livestock Units (LSU), which facilitate aggregating information for different livestock types. Data are available by country, with global coverage, for the period 1961 to the most recent year available with annual updates. This methodology applies the LSU coefficients reported in the "Guidelines for the preparation of livestock sector reviews" (FAO, 2011). From this publication, LSU coefficients are computed by livestock type and by country. The reference unit used for the calculation of livestock units (=1 LSU) is the grazing equivalent of one adult dairy cow producing 3000 kg of milk annually, fed without additional concentrated foodstuffs. FAOSTAT agri-environmental indicators on livestock patterns closely follow the structure of the indicators in EUROSTAT.